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Background In June 2002, the government of British Columbia signaled their commitment to devolve control over child and family services to Aboriginal people and communities. Aboriginal leaders and the provincial government unanimously supported the creation of an Aboriginal child and family services governance structure in the form of five Regional Aboriginal Authorities. The first document to support the devolution of governance of child and family services became known as the Tsawwassen Accord. The Tsawwassen Accord made specific statements and declarations regarding the creation of Regional Aboriginal Authorities, and in September of 2002, a Memorandum of Understanding further endorsed the support of all parties to build on the proposal of creating Regional Aboriginal Authorities. Regional Planning Committees have been working diligently since 2002 to create the framework for this governance structure. Because more than half of the Aboriginal population live off-reserve, it is crucial that Friendship Centres engage in the process of regionalization, transformation, and the devolution of child and family services. Representation of Friendship Centres at the regional planning tables is important because Friendship Centres maintain a vested interest in the overall quality of life of Aboriginal children and families living off of the reserve.
The Province has been divided into five regions in the planning, development, and implementation of Regional Aboriginal Authorities: Vancouver Island, Vancouver Coastal, Fraser, the Interior, and the North. Each region's committee is at a different stage of development. Currently, Vancouver Island and the Fraser Region have become Interim Authorities and Vancouver Coastal is close to achieving this as well. For more information on the planning committees, please visit their websites:
Vancouver Island: http://www.viatt.ca Vancouver Coastal: http://www.vcapc.ca Interior: http://www.apfabc.org North: http://www.naaff.ca Fraser: http://www.fraa.ca For more information on the provincial government's role in this process, please visit their website at: http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/about_us/aboriginal/index.htm Transformation A concurrent evolution in the delivery of Aboriginal Child and Family Services in British Columbia is the Ministry's Transformation agenda. According to the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD): For more information on the status of Transformation, please visit the MCFD website at:
Purpose of UAPCU (Urban Aboriginal Policy and Communication Unit): The purpose of the UAPCU is to provide, in cooperation with the Regional Planning Committees and the Provincial Transformation Team, the capacity necessary to fully engage Aboriginal Friendship Centres in the transformation and devolution of Aboriginal child and family services in British Columbia. A policy analyst is located at a host Friendship Centre in each of the planning Regions: Prince Rupert, Kamloops, Vancouver (Vancouver and Fraser regions combined), Nanaimo, and a provincial technician to assist the analysts as well as support the work at the provincial co-ordination level.
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